OPEN HEAVEN DAILY DEVOTIONAL: SUNDAY MARCH 15TH 2026

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TOPIC: THE INTENTIONAL PARENT I MEMORISE :  Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.  Proverbs 22:6   READ : Deuteronomy 6:6-9  6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: 7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. 9 And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.   MESSAGE God expects parents to intentionally train their children so that the children can give them rest. Intentionally training children yields many benefits, but it is disastrous when parents don't train their children in the right way. Proverbs 17:21 says that the father of a fool has no joy. In other words, if parents don't want to sp...
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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL. WHAT TYPE OF VESSEL ARE YOU? TUESDAY 16th JUNE 2015

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Memorise :
But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. 2 Timothy 2:20

Read : 2 Timothy 2:19-21

19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.

21 If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.

Message
In the Body of Christ, there are different types of vessels. There are vessels unto honour and vessels unto dishonour. Also, there are vessels for temporary use there are those used on permanent basis. Vessels for temporary use are those used and subsequently dumped; whereas vessels for permanent use are for keeps. Every child of God must decide whether what type of vessel he or she wants to be and comport himself or herself as such. Shepherd staffs, like the rod of Aaron that budded and kept in the ark of covenant, are examples of vessels for permanent use ( Hebrew 9:4 ). But the jawbone of asses, like the one Samson used and dumped, have no permanent usage ( Judges 15:15-17 ). The status of a vessel with respect to being of permanent or temporary use is determined by the nature and preparation of the vessel. This is why Bible in 2 Timothy 2:22 says :
'If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.'

A vessel of honour is not used and dumped. They stay with Master forever. To be set apart as such a vessel, the Bible enjoins us to depart from iniquity. Jesus made a profound promise to all vessel of honour; in John 14:2-3, He said:

'In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.'

Irrespective of the level of preparation by a vessel, the user of the vessel has the prerogative to determine what type of use is applied to. This is the reason why you as a child of God must be careful of who or what you allow to use you. Our God does not use and dump vessels of honour, but Satan, sin and the world do. Romans 6:13 says:

'Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.'

I pray for you that you will be a vessel of honour for the permanent use of God in Jesus'Name.

Prayer Point:
Father, as I purge myself of the works of the flesh, set me apart as a vessel of honour for Your permanent use in Jesus' Name.'

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : 2 KINGS 4:38-6:23; and LUKE 8:22-39

AUTHOR : Pst E. A ADEBOYE

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